All Along The Watchtower - George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Bob Dylan Rock'n'Roll Hall Of Fame 1/20/88

George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Bob Dylan, Mick Jagger, Mike Love, Elton John and others performing the Bob Dylan song All Along The Watchtower at the end of the1988 Rock n Roll Hall of Fame, really great! Enjoy!

[@LysLovesAlpacas]

Bob looked confused and anxious as hell. There’s George, always around to save and hold it all together 🤍 I love them together. It’s so sad that George had to go so early, the world is missing him. It’ll be a sad, sad day when Bob’s time comes. 🥺

[@urin.7197]

Don't even say it. Dylan gonna live forever.

[@kikeheebchinkjigaboo6631]

Dylan is a communist when it wouldn’t hurt that bad.

[@林碧霞好像]

我看到ELTON J0HN在裡面觀賞

[@joannehack7588]

Agreed indeed

[@joannehack7588]

Wouldn’t you be anxious as hell when all of the best musicians in the world were playin’ with you???????

[@kevanbrown7620]

George Harrison and Bob Dylan were truly good friends that went way back to 1964 and they created Rock's greatest supergroup with the Travelling Wilbury's. I'd Have You Anytime. George & Bob- 1968.

[@libbychecks1001]

Thank goodness George Harrison was there to clue Dylan into what was happening there. Obviously Bob had nothing to do with the planning or execution of this performance...but it seemed like everyone else was in on it. Only George seemed to realize that Dylan was needing some guidance into the planned tribute that they had worked out with out consulting Dylan first.

[@gordonm.7387]

Same thing happens in The Last Waltz! Bob turns up late, confused, so he just starts playing and gets away with it! That's his way, there is no understanding him!

[@thorbart7279]

+This Is Home! he is an eccentric genius who said himself he doesn't know where these lyrics and songs came from. Its the magic of being amazingly creative. You do not fit inside other peoples boxes.

[@WyniciusSilva]

They were best friends

[@frankiebutler2894]

It's a good thing he had lyrics, because he couldn't carry a tune in a bucket and not known for his instrument!!!

[@prophetcitrus9638]

@@frankiebutler2894 His music was never about the instrument it was always about rhythm.

[@santiagosanchezg]

There was more talent in that stage that day than what we have seen in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the last 20 years.

[@rockers7889]

Great team

[@deanl0]

@@rockers7889 From now on History flying Bye ! Bye 🌇

[@lisica8458]

Yes, despite Yoko's presence.

[@briangannaway2876]

You're right...all in homage to the great man. Even Little Richard's there.

[@kurikokaleidoscope]

way too crowded, too much confusion but lots of fun

[@kurikokaleidoscope]

@Bruno Jimmy more drunks than the pub on grand final day.

[@TheSpaceOpera]

I would've loved to hear Harrison record a cover of All Along the Watchtower. He did an excellent job with "If Not for You" and "Abandoned Love"

[@albertoprepucio4398]

And mama you've been on my mind

[@Ubu987]

Bob once did a tolerable version of 'Something' in a jam with George.

[@emilydill9357]

All that talent on one stage, remarkable.

[@JonSmith-cx7gr]

I always thought that when me and a bunch of drunk mates get together and play and sing this that we were doing an awful job. according to this vid, it turns out that we are also some of the finest musicians in the world. Never knew.

[@11calman]

Jon Smith mate, Some one has over dubbed the music with a crappy guitar the rest is authentic, Pianos Drums, but the other part,, some bloke is having a laugh,,,,, Gib

[@emeliedenmodige2470]

haha.

[@forgottenespresso]

lol wtf

[@Ubu987]

@@11calman The old bloke playing the awful lead lines was Les Paul. He does play some really good bits, which George acknowledges, but ruins it by a lot of random twiddling like a teenager in a guitar shop. Well, at least he was roughly in the same key.

[@11calman]

@@Ubu987 Wow mate didn't know that, I should be more respectful,,, Maybe say Hi kzbin.info/www/bejne/iXSXgoGle6Z0sNE

[@skunklepew6276]

It's a darn shame it's hard to hear George and Bob singing... that mic needed to be louder. I tell you the stage was filled with starlight that night -- look at all the amazing musicians on the stage! BRAVO!!

[@waynedunn1108]

Great to see George ,Bob and ringo on stage together . It will be a sad day when Ringo goes to . He dosent get the recognition he deserves . He was a member of the Beatles as well . And has had some good solo stuff over the years . Let's not forget it dont come easy & photograph . RIP George Sydney Australia 29)11)2023

[@janetfish6929]

Best thing that Ever happened to George is when the Beatles broke up. Sure, they "made him famous" but all the jamming he dod with all the rockers after Made Him Happy❤

[@heldinahtmlhell]

Yes, he looked much happier after The Beatles. And not having to deal with Paul lol.

[@darlenedempsey5108]

George was a true legend as a person as well

[@jimcoatsworth7160]

Absolutely brilliant...this is what music is about...having some fun..

[@GrannaLynarie]

Good Old George!

[@billyzimmergunn]

I bet Yoko was dying to get to the microphone for a good old scream.

[@83loveanimals]

Lol

[@lovelygivan1442]

Glad she didn't Lord Have Mercy

[@d_walsh]

haha, looks like when she appeared near the mic they all stopped playing,

[@EthanRobbins]

Fuck her lol her voice is terrible for music. She's ruined so many songs she's appeared on ugh her name just makes me mad, gets me thinking of all the good music that could have been a mark in history had it not been for her dumbass

[@gerriepieters9033]

Razzlebathbone 4sure

[@jaw444]

no one can enunciate and phrase words like dylan, his timing with the phrasing, the feeeel in the enunciation and the emphatic dynamics of the vocal. he is a pure natural. even with the changes in his voice as he gets older, compare his phrasing to George's when they first start christmas just passed, and i had never listened to dylan's xmas album, Christmas in the Heart before, though it's been out for several years. i listened it to it, picking songs here and there rather than the whole playlist, and something about them, i connected with, even though i haven't been into xmas carols since i was a kid. He did his interpretation of Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas and i realized, as it was just kind of playing in the background, that although that song has played commercially most or all of my life, i never really heard most of the words before, but with Dylan singing them, they pulled me in and i heard them for the first time, and related to them. rock on dylan

[@savage22bolt32]

Not even Dylan himself...

[@richesbensen4003]

Les Paul. Wow. Best guitarist on the stage, hands down. And there's some serious talent up on that stage.

[@chuckmontoya8882]

Love that Les Paul guitar, simply awesome!!

[@philiprosete2924]

That's probably the greatest collection of musical talent ever assemble

[@rudyxrudy]

someone lost their job as audio engineer lol

[@loonvoice]

Recuerdos de la alhambra/ narco ypres

[@algeebop]

Yes, terrible sound on the vocals, a shame really.

[@robertsherman2570]

Yea it's sad how bad they messed up the vocals and even some of the instruments. A real shame. We have some of the biggest legends ever and the engineering crew totally screwed it up

[@connieluera7858]

@@algeebop .. mlm

[@algeebop]

@@connieluera7858 Sorry Connie, I don't know what you mean.

[@mikebarnett6218]

Around 5.30 George plus his hand on les pauls shoulder. Priceless.

[@gordonm.7387]

Yeah, that's a great moment! If Neil Young had been in on this chaos, it would be even weirder!

[@rexmundi2237]

Not sure but I think Neil Young was there 4.47 point, towards back of the stage.

[@thesleepstate]

Yep.. playing to the drummer

[@thesleepstate]

Nice gesture but.. I think he was trying to get him to calm it down a bit !

[@rudyxrudy]

SO GREAT: always RINGO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Lennon said he was the best in all of rock...could keep the steady beat alllll day long......

[@zardozyo]

I watched Lennon say "the best drummer in the world? He wasn't even the best drummer in the band." One of his cruel riffs.

[@robbieclark7828]

zardozyo John never said that, it's a mythZ

[@hu9204]

zardozyo You watched him? Funny, because he never said that.

[@leighhopkins3624]

Actually it was George who said that "Ringo was a naughty boy. He would never practice but he would always get behind his kit and play the rock steady all day long." (from an interview promoting Cloud Nine on BBC Television---clip later used as an excerpt in the George Harrison "Dark Horse Years" Box Set Bonus CD)

[@augustofernandomarmol3325]

Todo el mundo sabe que Ringo fue el mejor Beatle!

[@kevanbrown7620]

How many rock geniuses are up there.

[@rodneyhone2220]

So good to hear from George and Ringo they rocked and rolled over the years and love the music value

[@marjanp4784]

5:23 that's the best part of this whole chaos 😍 miss you George ❤️

[@canadianbacon007]

Two riders were approaching. Hail, Hail, Rock n Roll.

[@grafiskanstalt]

best part is here 2:38 ... "mah ha meha wa hee he wa huh a" love it

[@paulcachia3480]

RINGO GREATEST DRUMMER.

[@yagsmoodley6654]

Never mind, genius at play, love the entire empathetic marvellousness.🙏🏽🙏🏽✊🏾✊🏾👍🏾👍🏾❤️❤️👴🏽

[@roseblake5803]

Ringo rocking it as usual !!!!!! Love him.

[@dingoswamphead]

Is that Les Paul having a great play and a laugh with George? Wish we could hear them. Thanks for posting this hilarious historical document. Some one should use this picture for their Sgt Pepper cover album.

[@muirwoods3829]

hahaha thanks for the laugh

[@robertstone1409]

Les Paul starts 'tearing it up' about 4 min in then, a few seconds later George notices and gives him a nod as everyone else looks on.

[@larrymondello8475]

Please never let me go ❗I want to be here forever and ever ‼

[@oldwobble916]

It looks like an organised chaos. Thank you for recalling those old memories

[@RankingandFacts]

congratulations!! bob nobel prize

[@paulcachia3480]

Harrison FAB.

[@johnedwardjones999]

Wow..What stellar group. Thanks for posting this.

[@jeffs1546]

Cool to see Little Richard, one of bob’s first influences, up there.

[@osamabinladen824]

Which part?

[@jeffs1546]

@@osamabinladen824 Starting at 1:10, he is near the center of the shot. He has sunglasses and a bow tie (well I'm pretty sure it's him)

[@rhondalou9507]

reminds me of some parties I been too

[@stillbreathing9146]

Would be great if there was some plan for each one on that stage to put a bit into this great classic, Springsteen etc etc

[@voyeurcoma638]

They all looked pissed out of there heads this is fucking hysterical

[@muirwoods3829]

absolutely right..this is priceless

[@attoen]

que elegancia , super monumental este jam ademas el tema se presta viejo bob que temazo!!!!!!!!!!!!!! no me canso de escucharlo

[@nissi.k]

This is ridiculously great! Thank you so much!🙌🤍

[@lurkerinthetube]

Legendary. If only we could get them to think about doing a regular variety show on TV (a la Johnny Carson) before we lose them all. The stories they could tell would probably be epic!

[@Claire-fe7kd]

Oh my god what a band!!

[@llindly67]

Don't take it too seriously. Cool to see so many amazing people together. Yeah the sound sucked. They weren't trying to make a masterpiece although I'm sure they would have loved it to turn out so. Just putting on a show the best they could with 100 people. Should have chosen a different song, but still would likely have been a train wreck.

[@GiuseppeGrasso89]

never saw these videos before! great stuff!!

[@robertmitchell5725]

Thank Mr.Dylan for your music anderen Words 👑

[@tomdale1313]

The Caped Crusader, enigma soaked, tanks for sharing

[@cnance1972]

What a gem !

[@muirwoods3829]

truly entertaining...

[@bamai59]

This has got to me a mixer's nightmare. Nobody knows whos mic is up, nobody is where they said they would be, you can't see a thing, all the timing is random, and everyone is playing something..... still, a slice of history having everyone on one stage, no matter how crowded. Balagan, balagan balagan. Yet I like it. :)

[@Ubu987]

There are two canonical versions of the song, Bob's and Jimi's, and both were being played by different contingents of the crowd present. They are different enough to clash rhythmically, resulting in musical chaos.

[@bamai59]

@@Ubu987 That would account for part of it, though you might expect them to rally around the original composer, who is standing right there in the middle. All in all, I would have loved to have been there, but this is one song, that as a sound mixer, I'm glad I wasn't part of. :) The MHF got better at this over the years, maybe this recording is the reason why.

[@cristianskapunk23]

Puros genios maestros!leyendas

[@133taxi]

Don’t worry Bob I have your back

[@shelleywantiez7964]

So much talent on one stage.

[@juergenbloh45]

So much egos on stages.

[@patriciathewisher2315]

Thank you kind Sir.

[@fredzeller2768]

Imagine in the age of ProTools with every track recorded. The mix that could’ve happened after the fact.. regardless, an impossible bunch of cattle to herd at that moment....still fun to watch after all these years

[@joannehack7588]

WOW

[@joannehack7588]

✌🏽🇺🇦

[@barleycorn3384]

whomever doesnt really matter- belongs to all who have heard it

[@InfoArtistJK]

Looks like the greatest collection of rock star types around at the time that I've ever seen. Gallant effort by George to lead the way...but what did Dylan say/sing? Hilarious fun! InfoArtist JK

[@rainertrebbin-vf7nt]

all are good

[@susanjuris3417]

My inspiration 4 life ❤❤❤❤

[@ynotttt]

If they each did an act......what a party you could have!!!

[@JeffWells-cw2sw]

Oh man!

[@henkvandewetering5156]

Like this mysic and the message

[@adolfoayala9709]

Que talento increíble!!

[@6menonaplane]

Even though it wasn't a great performance. It stil sounded good and they were just having fun, all that matters

[@doc2skate]

This practice of getting over 30 headliners on stage at once may have begun with the "We Are The World" video. I mean, the father of Rock & Roll is on stage and he's not performing?!

[@felipetosonbraga]

George Harrison was a bigger host

[@erallowa]

En el minuto 5:34 George logra lo imposible. hacer reir a Bob Dylan¡¡¡¡¡¡

[@ahmetberkayezgu8457]

Many legends, awesome!

[@adraak28]

Greatest jam ever❤

[@melissatyree566]

My love, have you listened to this mess.😅

[@lawrenceshuda]

W.O.W.

[@Bumstrummin]

Mic Jagger in the background clapping. Let him do the vocals I bet that would solve the dead mic issue.

[@aliennomad3532]

How awesome could this have been if recorded properly! Sadly, it was only just great in terms of being a living equivalent of a Sergeant Pepper's album cover.

[@WW-bi2de]

Perfect song lyrics for this group. But I had fun watching.

[@alexborges4996]

This is history

[@ScarletVoodoo]

2:20 Part of me wishes George just sang the whole thing but Bob's garbled mumblings sure did entertain me. 😂

[@brokenlibrary2591]

Jeez, they all look so young...

[@patriciathewisher2315]

Yoko looks beautiful

[@heldinahtmlhell]

Lmao

[@savage22bolt32]

So funny to George on acoustic & Bob on SG!

[@evangelinadimarzable]

My lovely BOB!

[@jijst5]

I like the drum fills in ternary feel!

[@jods1]

A bit overkill, but nice to see two of the fab four shining along with the "other" stars.

[@fernandogonzalez7625]

As Paul McCartney said: " Too many people"

[@lcf34]

What an amazing piece of history, just total mess but so enjoyable!

[@pendox99]

ladies and Gentlemen...our own Paul Schaffer

[@florianrauscheder9505]

i love it...:)

[@thetruthfornow6045]

The stage was filled with talent. I was hoping for some Yoko wails and screams. I guess they saved her for last to clear out the audience.

[@pattilee1006]

esp. the Yoko comment, lol...i was thinking the same thing!

[@jetsun3197]

paul Schaefer, god he was at all of them. I think i saw Bill Graham onstage, and when Bob sings "there are many here among us" Bill shouts "One" into a microphone. funny.

[@chuckbowne5161]

and les paul!

[@voyeurcoma638]

Bob Dylan has come in batman fancy dress fucking awesomely hysterical

[@cyprianobalbinomurialdonet981]

👏👏👏👏🎵🎵🎵🎵🎸

[@michaelantoniotti2738]

Rowlffffffff....

[@eliortegajr9710]

Billy Joel,Bruce Springsteen,Mary Wilson,Little Richard,Brian Wilson,and Mike Love,Julian ,Julian,and Yoko Lennon,John Fogerty,Ben E Kong! and others Wow!

[@dingoswamphead]

All true. Proof that too many cooks....

[@florianrauscheder9505]

Oh good...so Nice...:-)

[@st105900]

was dylan singing or just grunting?

[@antonioloy2805]

ah!ah!ah!ah! great one!!

[@pedpete]

i believe he was srunting. Or gringing.

[@googleisillukinati8071]

I think he was trying to imitate the sound of a guitar

[@discdon]

Well, that was fun! It's a bit sad but I just started to list everyone … Jeff Beck, Jagger, Elton, Les Paul, Brian Wilson, Carl Wilson, Mike Love, Old Shakey , Yoko, Ringo, George H. Mohamed Ali, Springsteen plus the guy who plays guitar in his band (?), Little Richard, Jimmy Page (?) The Rev……… ? - and The Man Himself! Who's the blonde guitarist with the bow tie, and the two other keyboardists? (Don in the UK)

[@carolinenilsson5741]

❤️

[@abdelter]

Harrison Dylan Friends eternity